Respiratory Education UK is a non profit making, registered charity with over a 10 year history of supporting the development and delivery of respiratory services across primary and secondary care.

Our purpose is to promote excellence in respiratory care for patients and professionals through the development and delivery of courses at all levels including study days, master classes, modules and full awards at diploma, degree and postgraduate levels.  These programmes support capacity and capability while addressing the personal and professional development needs of healthcare professionals within their chosen career pathway.

REUK are unique in that we are the only organisation which specialises in education specifically focused around respiratory care and its related issues.  We operate nationally to support the strategic intentions of individual trusts and the industry relating to respiratory service development and redesign.  This is achieved through our range of provision, including for example, bespoke training needs analysis, COPD, asthma, NIV, lung cancer modules, study days relating to e.g. consultation skills, concordance and compliance and practical skills.  Recent events relating to the COPD Strategy have had a national uptake and are seeing the subsequent development of events focusing upon the application of "Darzi" to respiratory practice.

Announcement from the Department of Health - 11th May 2012

Improving outcomes for people with Respiratory Disease is a key priority for the NHS.  To support the Outcomes Strategy for COPD and Asthma, published last July, a companion document has been published that sets out 45 key actions for the NHS.

The NHS Companion Document sets out 45 best practice actions to help medical professionals, commissioners and service managers to deliver across the five domains in the NHS Outcomes Framework for people with COPD and Asthma: to reduce mortality, improve quality of life, help people recover from episodes of ill health, deliver a positive patient experience and avoid harm.

Respiratory Education UK welcomes the release of this report.  The document offers clear guidance and will support improvements in respiratory practice.

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Special Offer for May Short Course Study Days
Purchase one short course, to receive 20% discount. Or, purchase one at full price, get second half price!

COPD Diploma Modules: Sunderland, North Staffordshire June 2012
Sunderland: Grindon Health Care Centre, 29th June 2012 North Staffordshire: University Hospital North Staffordshire, 14th June 2012

Important Information

At the end of this academic year, it has been agreed that the partnership between Edge Hill University and REUK is being disestablished.  This has been jointly agreed and both parties remain committed to working together to support our students.

Whilst we are pursuing different opportunities, recruitment onto pathways has been suspended.  Students already registered and working towards a named award will be supported to complete their studies.

Over the next two years a range of academic modules at all levels, accredited by Edge Hill will continue to be available.  These will be open to:

• existing students who are registered and completing their programme

• new students wishing to undertake modules on a stand-alone basis

They can be accessed up to the end of August 2014.

The Academic calendar relating to the partnership with Edge Hill University is identified on the Degree and Diploma pages of this website.  If you wish to apply for a module or wish to discuss study, then you can call Karen Armstrong on 0151 529 2599, or Dave Burns 0151 529 2598.  Alternatively, you can contact us via the helpdesk on help@respiratoryeduk.com.

Our longstanding partnership with Edge Hill University has enabled us to support the development of practitioners at all levels, nationally and internationally, and has been instrumental in enabling us to achieve our goals of making a difference in practice.  Their ongoing commitment and support is valued and acknowledged.

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